Hello friends.

So a little moment ago, I was cleaning my dorm room, putting some stuff away, had my iPod on shuffle and was listening to some music. I sat down after everything was organized then realized that my hearing in my right ear had changed.

For those of y'all who don't know, I have some hearing loss and tinnitus. I hear a high-pitched noise constantly... like the same kind that you can hear when you turn on an old TV.

So, with this in mind, as I was listening to this music, and realized that something had gone wonky in my ear, I had a momentary freak out. I had no idea how I was gonna fix this, if I could fix it, if my hearing had made a turn for the worse, etc.

Then this song came on...



It wasn't so much the first bit of the song that made me kinda sit back and go, "huh." Read the last bit of the lyrics.

I need words
As wide as sky
I need language large as
This longing inside
And I need a voice
Bigger than mine
And I need a song to sing You
That I've yet to find
I need You,
Oh, I need You
I need You,
Oh, I need You
To be here now
To be here now
To hear me now
To hear me now

At that moment, to me, this wasn't my song to the Lord... Maybe it's God's song to me.

The song called me, first and foremost, to be here now.

It says in the Bible that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, etc. Dwelling in the Spirit will give birth to the fruit of the Spirit.

As we are here in His presence, let's hear His calling for us.

Ephesians 4 says:

"I... urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintaining the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."

I think this is a good wake-up call for me.

And maybe this is for you as well. Maybe not in the same way as me... but how many of y'all struggle as I do with patience. Or gentleness in certain situations. Are we inclined to love those who are annoying? Or do we just "put up with them" because it's the societal norm?

I urge all y'all who read this. I'm not saying that it'll be easy. But let's be in His presence, and as we hear His call, let's live life walking in a manner worthy of the calling.

By the way, as the last bit of the song came on, my hearing was back to normal.